Astronomy:NGC 191A

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NGC 191A
SDSS image of NGC 191A (below) and NGC 191 (above)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 00h 39m 00.2s[1]
Declination−09° 00′ 52″[1]
Redshift6131 km/s[1]
Helio radial velocity0.020452[1]
Distance290.82 ± 35.34 Mly (89.167 ± 10.835 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (B)15[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0 pec[1]
Apparent size (V)0.83′ × 0.43′[1]
Other designations
IC 1563, MCG-02-02-076, PGC 2332[2]

NGC 191A[1][3] (also PGC 2332, IC 1563, MCG -2-2-76 of ARP 127) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 191A. SN 2006ej (Type Ia, mag. 16.4) was discovered by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 23 August 2006.[4][5]

See also

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